# Sign Regulations in Macclenny, Florida

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Macclenny, Florida, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Macclenny, Florida (FL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/florida/macclenny
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/FL/Macclenny/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIIIUNLADERE_CH14ADSI)

## At a glance

Macclenny, Florida regulates 11 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Temporary Political Sign (Residential District)s in the Residential Districts zoning district are capped at 5 ft tall and 16 sq ft per lot or parcel, with a 5 ft from rights-of-way, 15 ft from other property lines setback (Sec. Sec. 14-16(1)(f)). Most commercial signs in Macclenny require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | — | 48 sq ft (except 24 sq ft in single-family residential districts for model homes/sales offices) | — |
| Residential Districts | 3 | 5 ft | 24 sq ft | — |
| Commercial Districts | 4 | 30 ft | 300 sq ft per sign per 300 linear ft per street | — |
| Nonresidential Zoning Districts | 2 | 10 ft | 48 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Political Sign | — | — | — | At least 5 ft from the right-of-way and 15 ft from all other property lines. | 1 per candidate or issue per lot/parcel (residential); 1 per candidate/issue (nonresidential). | Permitted in all zoning districts. Must be on private property, not in public or private rights-of-way. | — | Sec. 14-16(1) |
| Temporary Special Event Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Permitted with code enforcement official approval, including within public right-of-way (special approval needed). | — | Sec. 14-16(2) |
| Temporary Real Estate Development Sign (Active Subdivision) | — | 48 sq ft (except 24 sq ft in single-family residential districts for model homes/sales offices) | — | 5 ft from rights-of-way, 20 ft from other property lines. | 1 per roadway along perimeter; 1 additional for frontage over 300 ft | On-premises only. At least 5 ft from all rights-of-way and 20 ft from adjacent property lines. | — | Sec. 14-16(3) |

### Residential Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Entrance Sign (Subdivision or Multifamily Development) | — | 16 sq ft (per side); 32 sq ft (total at one entrance) | — | — | — | At entrance to subdivision or multifamily development. | — | Sec. 14-19 |
| Temporary Political Sign (Residential District) | 5 ft | 16 sq ft per lot or parcel | — | 5 ft from rights-of-way, 15 ft from other property lines | 1 per candidate/issue per lot/parcel | Must be wholly on private property. | — | Sec. 14-16(1)(f) |
| Temporary Real Estate Development Sign (Residential District, Model Homes/Sales Office) | — | 24 sq ft | — | 5 ft from rights-of-way, 20 ft from adjacent property lines. | 1 per roadway, plus 1 additional for >300 ft frontage | On-premises, must be at least 5 ft from rights-of-way and 20 ft from adjacent property lines. | — | Sec. 14-16(3) |

### Commercial Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign (Setback 10 ft) | 30 ft | 100 sq ft (per multiple occupancy complex or non-multi-complex occupant), or up to 300 sq ft per street frontage as formula above | — | 10 ft from right-of-way property line | 1 per street, or 2 if on corner lot; spaced 200 ft apart | In commercial districts; 10 ft setback from right-of-way. | — | Sec. 14-17(1)(a), (2) |
| Ground Sign (Setback 25 ft) | — | 300 sq ft per sign per 300 linear ft per street | — | 25 ft from right-of-way property line | 1 per street, or 2 if on corner lot; spaced 200 ft apart | In commercial districts; 25 ft setback from right-of-way. | — | Sec. 14-17(1)(b), (2) |
| Building Sign | — | 200 sq ft (whichever is smaller; see formula) | — | — | Total combined area per occupant, see area restriction | Only upon or attached to exterior of building on private property. Signs over public property are prohibited. | — | Sec. 14-18 |
| Temporary Real Estate Development Sign (Active Subdivision) | — | 48 sq ft | — | 5 ft from rights-of-way, 20 ft from adjacent property lines. | 1 per roadway, plus 1 additional for >300 ft frontage | On-premises, 5 ft from rights-of-way, 20 ft from adjacent property lines. | — | Sec. 14-16(3) |

## Prohibited signs in Macclenny

- Billboards.
- Signs on undeveloped property, except as specifically provided for by this chapter.
- Signs made of paper, cardboard, or cloth, except with permission from the city manager.
- Political signs on public right-of-way.
- Mobile signs with flashing lights displayed over ten (10) days.
- Roof signs.
- Aerosol paint signs.
- Signs that violate the building code or electrical code.
- Any sign that, in the opinion of the building official or city manager, does or will constitute a safety hazard.
- Blank temporary signs.
- Signs with visible moving, revolving, or rotating parts or visible mechanical movement of any description or other apparent visible movement achieved by electrical, electronic, or mechanical means, except for traditional barber poles.
- Signs with the optical illusion of movement by means of a design that presents a pattern capable of giving the illusion of motion or changing of copy.
- Signs with lights or illuminations that flash, move, rotate, scintillate, blink, flicker, or vary in intensity or color except for time-temperature-date signs.
- Strings of light bulbs used on commercially developed parcels for commercial purposes, other than traditional holiday decorations.
- Wind signs.
- Signs that incorporate projected images, emit any sound that is intended to attract attention, or involve the use of live animals.
- Signs that emit audible sound, odor, or visible matter such as smoke or steam.
- Signs or sign structures that interfere with free use of any fire escape, emergency exit, or standpipe, or that obstruct any window to such an extent that light or ventilation is reduced to a point below that required by any provision of this code or other ordinance of the city.
- Nongovernmental signs that resemble any official sign or marker erected by any governmental agency, or that by reason of position, shape or color, would conflict with the proper functioning of any traffic sign or signal, or be of a size, location, movement, content, color, or illumination that may be reasonably confused with or construed as, or conceal, a traffic control device.
- Nongovernmental signs that use the words 'stop,' 'look,' 'danger,' or any similar word, phrase, or symbol, or which is a copy or imitation of an official sign.
- Signs that obstruct the vision of pedestrians, cyclists, or motorists traveling on or entering public streets.
- Signs, within ten (10) feet of public right-of-way or one hundred (100) feet of traffic control lights, that contain red or green lights that might be confused with traffic control lights.
- Signs that are of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or impair the vision of any motorist, cyclist, or pedestrian using or entering a public way, or that are a hazard or a nuisance to occupants of any property because of glare or other characteristics.
- Signs that contain any lighting or control mechanism that causes unreasonable interference with radio, television or other communication signals.
- Searchlights used to advertise or promote a business or to attract customers to a property.
- Signs that are painted, pasted, or printed on any curbstone, flagstone, pavement, or any portion of any sidewalk or street, except house numbers and traffic control signs.
- Signs placed upon benches, bus shelters or waste receptacles, except as may be authorized in writing pursuant to F.S. § 337.407.
- Signs erected on public property, or on private property (such as private utility poles) located on public property, other than signs erected by public authority for public purposes and signs authorized in writing pursuant to F.S. § 337.407.
- Signs erected over or across any public street except as may otherwise be expressly authorized by this code.
- Vehicle signs with a total sign area on any vehicle in excess of ten (10) square feet, when the vehicle: (a) is parked for more than sixty (60) consecutive minutes within one hundred (100) feet of any street right-of-way; (b) is visible from the street right-of-way that the vehicle is within one hundred (100) feet of; and (c) is not regularly used in the conduct of the business advertised on the vehicle.
- Signs placed, posted, or erected upon land or upon trees upon land adjacent to adjoining all public streets and highways of the city, without the written consent of the owner of such land, or the written consent of the attorney or agent of such owner.
- Signs placed upon any tree, telephone pole, electric pole, lamppost, hydrant or fence or on any public building, or within any public park or public property.
- All signs which the city manager determines do not meet the intention of section 14-5, purpose and intent, and section 14-24, appearance standards, of these regulations or, in the manager's opinion, is an attempt to circumvent this chapter.

## Signs exempt from permit in Macclenny

- Signs that are not designed or located so as to be visible from any street or adjoining property.
- Signs of two (2) square feet or less and that include no letters, symbols, logos or designs in excess of two (2) inches in vertical or horizontal dimension, provided that such sign, or combination of such signs, does not constitute a sign prohibited by this code.
- Flags and insignia of any government, religious, charitable, fraternal, or other organization, provided that no more than three (3) such flags or insignia are displayed on any one parcel of land and the vertical measurement of any flag does not exceed twenty (20) percent of the total height of the flag pole, or in the absence of a flag pole, twenty (20) percent of the distance from the top of the flag or insignia to the ground.
- Signs erected by, or on behalf of, or pursuant to the authorization of a governmental body, including, but not limited to the following: legal notices, identification signs, and informational, regulatory, or directional signs.
- Integral decorative or architectural features of buildings, provided that such features do not contain letters, trademarks, moving parts or lights.
- Signs on private premises directing and guiding traffic and parking on private property, but bearing no advertising matter.
- Signs painted or attached to trucks or other vehicles for identification purposes.
- Official signs of a noncommercial nature erected by public utilities, provided that such signs do not exceed three (3) feet in height and the sign area does not exceed one-half square foot in area.
- Decorative flags and bunting for a celebration, convention, or commemoration of significance to the entire community when authorized by the city commission for a prescribed period of time.
- Holiday lights and decorations.
- Merchandise displays behind storefront windows so long as no part of the display moves or contains flashing lights.
- Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and dates of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible materials and attached to the surface of a building.
- Signs incorporated into machinery or equipment by a manufacturer or distributor, which identify or advertise only the product or service dispensed by the machine or equipment, such as signs customarily affixed to vending machines, newspaper racks, telephone booths, and gasoline pumps.
- Public warning signs to indicate the dangers of trespassing, swimming, animals, or similar hazards.
- Works of art that do not constitute advertising.
- Signs carried by a person.
- Religious displays (e.g., nativity scenes).

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Application requirements for a sign permit (Sec. 14-11) include the provision of a sketch of the sign, a description or sketch of proposed location, and information about the owner/agent.
- For temporary active subdivision or real estate development signs, prior to the erection of such a sign, an approved preliminary plat or a site plan for the development, as applicable, shall be placed on file with the city.
- No explicit reference to a 'master sign plan' is found, but for multiple occupancy complexes, individual occupants may apply for a sign permit, but permits are issued in name of the lot owner or agent who is responsible for allocating sign area.
- A permit is required for all signs except where otherwise exempted by this chapter.
- A separate application for a permit must be made for each separate advertising sign or structure.

## Full detail

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